Private Education: VAT
Commons · Question 35073 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the application of VAT on independent school fees on the number of independent school closures in the (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 f
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 11 Mar 2025
Approximately 50 mainstream private schools close each year. There are a range of reasons for closure, including financial viability and action taken by the department where schools are not meeting standards. We expect the number of private school closure...